Award-winning Texas Chili (NO BEANS!) #recipe #chili #texas

[MrVein]

I’m a Texan and I’m totally in support of beans in my chili. Without beans chili is a topping. Put it on rice or fries or hot dogs but beans give it some heft.

[davek]

I just made this recipe for dinner. About the 3-hour mark of simmering, I divided about half the chili to a second pot, and added some red kidney beans, and let it simmer another hour. I tasted beans/no beans side by side. Made a Frito pie with chili and shredded cheddar.
They were both excellent! Thanks for the recipe!

[cariross]

Honestly...I grew up with the beans because it made the meal go further. It meant the meal had protein iron and Fibre. When you have a lot of people to feed on a budget...we add beans.

[MrBoba-okxn]

One of my greatest pleasures in life are seeing people who get emotionally wrecked or unhinged how strangers eat their food.

[vicskinnyleggs]

AMEN!!!! REAL CHILI! LORD, BLESS THIS WOMAN!! MAY HER DAYS BE MERRY AND PROSPEROUS!

[Scrantonicity]

You know what would elevate this, some beans.

[themostexpertest]

Imagine how good it would be with beans

[MoonFlower]

Growing up in Florida in a home where we didn't have much, my momma and Aunt always served chili over white rice to make it stretch. And if she didn't use rice, she always served it with cornbread.

[christopherwalker]

I think the reason why so many people from Texas especially, say that real chili has no beans, is because supposedly back when cowboys were riding out of town and treking far away, they would stop in the mountains or plains and make a fire. Then they'd make chili. Without beans. Legend has it, old Billy the kid once had to share his tent with another cowboy. Prior that evening, they made chili for the first time, and it had beans. After a long night in the tent with his 'tent mate' it was all Billy could do to keep from shooting the poor bastard. 😆
Since that night, cowboys have been cooking chili with NO beans over an open fire ever since...

[cheetahchrome]

Living in Colorado for almost 4 decades now, spotting that H-E-B Label brings out an instant texas size smile out of me!

[faveese]

Looks Great! I'd Add Cumin, fresh garlic, seasoned pinto or blk beans, cayenne & crushed red peppers. Cheddar, sour cream, avacado on top! Yuuummm!! 😊

[AndToTheRepublicWhichItStands]

No chili NEEDS beans but they do go great in a pot of chilli and really help stretch out the pot for bigger families.

[ninjastiz]

The beans or no-beans dilemma is silly. Some meals the beans work. Some work better without beans. Ain't no thang

[outtadarkness]

Speaking as a fourth generation Texan, I can honestly say I have NEVER seen a Texan make chili like that. Each region of Texas has their own take on the dish, but this is a new one on me.

[timcarder]

A lot like my recipe, except I don't use cocoa. I *sometimes* add a little black coffee (drip or perk...not instant), no more than a single cup.
I season the meat as I brown it, with same seasonings as for the chili itself. (Always season to taste, as you go...I never measure)
And I don't dump all the beer in at once. I pour a little in every time I stir for around a bottle and a half, to two..
And I always use a dark beer. Guinness is ok, but I try to find something local.

I also *double heat, and long simmer.*
Meaning, when I start, is usually 8 or 9am. Usually have it simmering within an hour.
Then, at a medium-low heat (just enough to have a light simmer), I let it simmer 8 to 12 hours. Stirring occasionally (adding a small pour of dark beer each time, as previously mentioned)

Just before bed, I will turn off the heat. Leave the lid on, and pot on stove.

Following morning, (it'll probably still me warm from night befire) turn it back on, when it starts to simmer again, repeat as from previous day, without the coffee and beer(though some folk like to do at least a half bottle of beer anyway).
I then leave it simmering till just after dinner that second day.
Let it cool till an hor or so after it's able to be picked up barehanded, to refrigerate.

(If you so desire, you can portion and freeze it the next day...just let it cool completely, so as not to sweat in freezer, causing freezer burn.)

Couple tricks you can do, is add coffee and beer at same time.
I sometimes throw in half a tub of cottage cheese..seems to smooth it out. Especially if it's spicey. For variety you could add a chip dip instead (I sometimes use a dill dip.
My dad likes to add a little cider vinegar.
(and I've heard of a little whiskey being added before)

[donnamullins]

Use the chili grind on your meat. Much better texture.
Cumin is a must.

[josearredondojr.]

When I was in high school, we had a snack bar where the manager made a restaurant size pot of homemade chili for Frito pie. She would cut the bag lengthwise add some shredded cheese and a spoon. She lined them up and poured chili in when we ordered one. We could have it with jalapenos. I'll never forget it.

[laurallewien]

Instead of the cocoa powder, I just drop a few Hershey kisses in my chili, works great to counteract the acid in the tomato paste!

[Argemirel]

I’m from Michigan I make my chili with beans. I like to also make the meat a little chunky. A good ole hefty meal.

[KouriPrays]

You sold me @ “no beans” 😂 because beans don’t go in chili AT ALL❤😅 proud Texan